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clown fish

clown fish is the alternative form of clownfish.

Meaning of clownfish

Noun

clownfish (plural clownfish or clownfishes)

  1. Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.
    Synonyms:
    anemonefish

Forms of clown fish

pluralclown fish
pluralclown fishes

Questions about clown fish

What is clown fish the alternative form of?
Clown fish is the alternative form of clownfish.

Words near clown fish in the dictionary

  1. clown car
  2. clown cars
  3. clown college
  4. clown doctor
  5. clown doctors
  6. clown fish
  7. clown horn
  8. clown horns
  9. clown mantis shrimp
  10. clown mantis shrimps
  11. clown nose

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